So, don’t even pretend, you know that you have always wondered how your body produces so much mucus. Let’s discuss why we need this gunk, the different types that occur, and the 8 simple ways to feel less weighed down by mucus while you wait to recover from illness. It’s mind-blowing, and disgusting, at the same time.

Though it’s popularity in the U.S. is new, nasal irrigation using the Neti pot has been around for centuries, deriving from Ayurvedic/yoga medicine. A medical officer in FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health says the nose is like a “home air filter that traps debris.” We’ve seen what those look like if unchanged.